Armor for vehicle tires



W. G. STOCKHAM.

ARMOR FOR VEHICLE TIRES.

APPLICATION FIL ED JULY 3.1920- RENEWED JUNE 30,1921- 405 351 I Patented Jain. 31, 1922.

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emaon ronvnnicrnrrnnsg To all who m it may concern l- Be it known that I, WILLIAM I HAM, citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Piqua, in fthecounty; of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefuLImprovements in-Armors for Vehicle Tires, of which they following. is a specification. .f v. 1 This invention relates to improvements-in tire armorsxespecially adapted for ,use in connection with solid. tires. 1 An important object of this invention is toiprovidea tire armor especially. adapted; for application tosolid tires and provided with novel means; whereby the same may be readily and securely arranged. about a solid tire without the necessity of; employing un= sightlyfastening devices. 1 1 1 .The invention forming the subject-matter of, this application aims also, to .provide; a

solid tire armor which comprises ,a'plurality of segmental sections having outwardly di-:

rected cleats adapted ,to: engagethe ground fonafl'ording good traction between the wheel and. the ground.

Arfurther object of the invention is to provide a tire armor of the class described which is of highly simplified construction, cheap to manufacture and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle wheel having the improved tire armor applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective of the improved tire armor.

Figure 3 is a detail section taken on-line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 1s a vertical detail sectionb through the wheel having a fied form of tire armor,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail section through the tire armor detached, the same being provided with a slightly modified form of ground engaging means.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 generally designates a vehicle wheel which inslightly modicludes a hub 11, spokes 12 and the usual felly 13. AS illustrated in Figure 4, a solid' S rtacus: Letters rate.

cumstances. forms *the means for the wheel.

. I w en. a 3 .519122; Application filed-July 3,1920, Serial K013935453. Renewed Junef30p1921. Serial No. 431,709. v ireulti mounted upon a rim-l7ais arranged about the folly l3 and; under aordinary cir groundmeng'aging ed tobe .det'achably 'arranged'ab'out the tread of the solid tirell6 so .astoprotect the same against ice, stones, and the likeyand so as to provide gooditraction between-the tion' has its ends extendedupwardlyto form tire, are form'edwith apertures 24 which-receive connecting bolts-26 having engagement with nuts 28. The connecting flanges'22 also tween the wheel andthe 'ground since they serve as a. means for providingtraction beare flush with the outwardly directed flanges wheel and the ground- The arcuate sections maybe two or more in number andeach sec"- 3O formed'alongtheedge portion's ofzthe I sections.

As illustrated :2 each I segmental section isprovided withia plu rality of struck up diagonally extending cleats '34 which have their outer edges terminating flush with said outwardly directed flanges so as to present a uniform ground engaging surface. The struck up flanges or cleats 34 are relatively short and are arranged in rows so as not to weaken the arcuate sections or the cleats and so as to enable the cleats to withstand the strain incident to engaging the ground. In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 4, each arcuate section is formed with a plurality of cleats 4.0 which may be integral or which may be welded to the outer side of the sections. In forming the cleats 1 40 on the outer side of the arcuate sections no openings are formed in the cleats through I which dirt and the like may pass.

A further modification of the invention is illustrated in Figure 5 wherein. each arcu-v ate section is provided with diagonally extendingcleats in the form of angle irons 44. One flange of each angle iron is rigidly secured to the arcuate sections by means of rivets 46 and the other flange of the angle iron is extended outwardly and has its outer edge flush with the outwardly directed flanges 30 so as to provide a uniform ground engaginglsurface.

In applying the improved tire armor,.it is merely'necessary to arrange the several arcuate sections about the tire with the inwardlv directed flanges 48 of the same upon opposite sides of the tire so that lateral movement of the several sections is prevented. The diagonally extending flanges 22 may now be connected by means of the bolts and nuts 26 and 2S and when the several sections are so connected, the same will.

be held securely in position and will be prevented irom rotary or lateral movement with relation to the tire.

In the use of the device, the same will absolutely prevent the tire from becoming cut or 'la'cerated as the result of running over ice, stones, or the like. Since the device is constructed of a plurality of arcuate sec ti-ons, the same may yield to some extent to take up the shocks incident to the" travel of a vehicle over rough roads.

It is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed. s

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: i

'1. A tire armor comprising a plurality of arcuate sections having their end portions formed with diagonal connecting flanges, fastening devices extending through said diagonal connecting flanges, the lontions.

alon the longitudinaledges of said sec 2. A tire armor comprising arcuat'ecom nected sections having their longitudinal edges formed with inwardly and outwardly extending flanges, and series of diagonal cleats formed on'said sections between and free of and cooperating with said out'-' wardly directed flanges in forming traction devices, said inwardlyjdirected flanges constituting a retaining i i'ieans'. v

8. A tire armor comprising 'arcua-te sections having their end portions formed with outwardly directed connecting flanges, fastening devices extending through said connecting flanges, the longitudinal edge por tionsof said arcuate sections being formed with outwardly extending flanges having their outer sides flush with said connecting flanges, and cleats formed on' said sections and being flush with said first and second named flanges, said flanges and said cleats constituting a tractiondevice. I

In testimony whereof I my signature.

WILLIAM G. STOCKHAM. [L.S.] 

